Receptacle.



E. E. THORSELL.

RECEPTACLE.

KPPL'ICATION FILED APR. 5. 1915.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

WITNESSES."

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE."

ESTHER E. THORSELL, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

REGEPTAGLE.

Application filed April 5, 1915.

b (ZZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, ESTHER E. THORSELL, a.citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county ofJackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

lily invention relates to receptacles for holding school supplies suchas pens, pencils, rulers, paste, water color supplies, etc., and oneobject of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivereceptacle which can be rcmovably secured to school desks and tables,and will occupy but little space when in position for use.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of thischaracter which may be employed to advantage in sup porting open copybooks, note books, sheet music, etc.

in order that the invention may be readily understood. reference willnow be made to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle with its lid in openposition.

Fig. 2 is a cross section of the receptacle with its lid closed.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the receptacle.

applied to a school desk and having its lid open to support a copy bookon the lid.

As shown by the drawing, the receptacle consists of an elongated box 1,the rear side 2 of which is inclined to snugly fit the corner formed bythe top A of a school desk and the back B of a seat constituting theback of said desk A.

The receptacle is reliably held in place by a pair of resilient hooks 3secured to the inner side of the back 2 and bent in proper shape toextend over the back of the top B and grip the front surface thereof.

The hooks 3 are countersunk in the upper edge of the back 2, so thatthey will not interfere with the closing of a lid 4 secured to the frontwall of the receptacle by a pair of hinges 5. The lid 4c is of suchlength that when it is thrown open as disclosed by Fig. 3, it assumes aslightly inclined position and its lower edge rests upon the uppersurface of the desk A, thereby forming a firm sup- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Nov. 6, 191 '7.

Serial No. 19,336.

port for a copy book 0 or other article which it is desired to supportin front of a pupil.

The lower edge of the copy book C rests upon a pair of supporting hooks6, secured to the inner side of the lid 4. The hooks 6 in addition toforming a support for copy books, sheet music, etc., when the lid 4 isin open position, also act as a fastening device in holding said lidclosed by frictionallyengaging the inner surface of the back 2, asdisclosed by Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that I have produced aconvenient receptacle for holding many of the articles used by schoolchildren, and one which occupies but little space when placed inposition upon a desk, and while I have shown the preferred form of myinvention, it is obvious that modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. In combination with a desk, and a receptacle on the top and at thefront thereof, a lid hinged to the front of the receptacle and formed sothat the lid when open will have its free side seat on the desk top tohold the lid inclined, and members secured to the normally inner face ofthe lid at the free side of the latter, said members having concavefaces to receive a book or the like, and having convex faces formed todirectly engage the inner face of the vertical back wall of thereceptacle when the lid is closed.

2. In combination with a desk, and a receptacle thereon, a hinged lidfor the receptacle, and members secured to the normally inner face ofthe lid at the free side of the latter, said members having concavefaces to receive a book or the like, and having convex faces formed todirectly engage the inner face of the vertical back wall of thereceptacle when the lid is closed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

ESTHER E. THOR-SELL.

Witnesses:

FRED C. FISCHER, L. J. FISCHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

